Vanguard Mid-cap Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Mid Cap and Gabelli Convertible And is 0.31 (i.e., Weak diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Mid-cap is a statistical measure of how it moves in relation to other instruments. This measure is expressed in what is known as the correlation coefficient, which ranges between -1 and +1. A correlation greater than 0.8 is generally described as strong, whereas a correlation less than 0.5 is generally considered weak. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random.

Vanguard Mid-cap Correlation With Market

Almost no diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Mid Cap Index and DJI is 0.92 (i.e., Almost no diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Mid Cap Index and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

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  0.94VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.95VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.93VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.98VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.94VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.99VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.99VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.93VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.94VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.96VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.95VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.98VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.98VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.99NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.98VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.62VAIPX Vanguard Inflation-protecPairCorr
  0.99VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.97VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.99VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.87VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.68VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.94VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  1.0VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.98VASGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.97VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.94VASIX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.99VASVX Vanguard Selected ValuePairCorr
  0.99VSGIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.73VSGDX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.71VSGBX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.99VSIAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.99VSIIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.99VSMAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.97VSMGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Vanguard Mutual Fund performing well and Vanguard Mid-cap Mutual Fund doing well as a business compared to the competition. There are so many exceptions to the norm that investors cannot definitively determine what's good or bad unless they analyze Vanguard Mid-cap's multiple risk-adjusted performance indicators across the competitive landscape. These indicators are quantitative in nature and help investors forecast volatility and risk-adjusted expected returns across various positions.